Murphy Community
Murphy Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Murphy School, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Murphy School: 0.2 mi
- Murphy Family Cemetery: 0.4 mi
- Maxwell Cemetery: 0.4 mi
- Timber Preserve Placard: 0.8 mi
- First Baptist Church of Murphy: 0.8 mi
- Murphy Central Park: 0.3 mi
- Mustang Park: 0.5 mi
- Waters Edge Park: 0.5 mi
- Timbers Nature Preserve Park: 0.9 mi
- Brentwood Park: 0.9 mi
- Over the Moon: 5.4 mi
- Whirlwind: 5.4 mi
- Endless: 5.4 mi
- One of a Kind: 5.4 mi
- Bush Turnpike Columns: 5.4 mi
- Flower Garden: 7.0 mi
- Veg Garden: 7.0 mi
- Jeremiahs Plot: 7.3 mi
- Eco Hub: 7.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 8.3 mi
- Play Street Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sachse Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- North Texas Masonic Historical Museum & Library: 5.2 mi
- Interurban Railway Museum: 5.3 mi
- Heritage Farmstead Museum: 7.0 mi
- Southfork Ranch: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Park Tank: 7.7 mi
- Little Saigon: 8.1 mi
- Temoc: 8.4 mi
- Section of the Rockwall: 10.6 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary: 9.9 mi
- Flagstone Creek Estates HOA Nature Trail: 12.5 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 14.1 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 19.5 mi
- Day Use Sites: 9.6 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 9.7 mi
- picnic tables: 9.9 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 10.2 mi
- The Corral: 11.4 mi
- Nickelville: 4.7 mi
- Biggers: 12.9 mi
- Camey Spur: 15.0 mi
- Parris: 16.3 mi
- Lawson: 22.0 mi
- Hays Hills: 16.6 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 19.4 mi
- Monarch Hill: 19.7 mi
- Chalk Hill: 24.8 mi
- Muddy Creek: 5.2 mi
- McKamy Spring: 8.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Murphy Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | SW 221° | 202 m | 24.8 mi |
| Hays Hills | NE 50° | 180 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lavon DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402961305
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